The Image of Shunro Oshikawa's Bukyo No Nihon : On the Material, the Structure, and the Inspiration behind the Composition

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  • 押川春浪『英雄小説 武侠の日本』の小説像 : 素材・構造・執筆動機を鍵として
  • オウガワ シュンロウ 『 エイユウ ショウセツ ブキョウ ノ ニホン 』 ノ ショウセツゾウ : ソザイ ・ コウゾウ ・ シッピツドウキ オ カギ ト シテ

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This paper discusses Shunro Oshikawa's Bukyo No Nihon (Chivalrous Japan), which is regarded as his most representative work, and attempts to illuminate the process of its composition. The work is important because it presents the definition of "Bukyo" (warrior morality), which is the focus of the "Kaitei Gunkan" (submarine warships) series. I focus on Oshikawa's approach to the composition, a neglected aspect in the study of the work, and try to go beyond the critical evaluations of his works so far, which have tended only to imply the idea of nationalism. I discuss the material, structure and the motivating force behind the composition of the work, and compare them to the contemporary discourse. I demonstrate how Oshikawa transformed the critical awareness of the times into the appeal of the novel, which he used as his vehicle for self-expression.

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